Long-standing Weaknesses in Department of State's Oversight of DynCorp Contract for Support of the Iraqi Police Training Program

In 2000, the Department of State DoS established a program for training civilian police to perform international peacekeeping missions around the world. Within DoS, the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs INL is responsible for developing policies and managing programs to strengthen law enforcement and other rule of law institutional capabilities outside the United States. INL has relied on contractors to assist in fulfilling its responsibilities. In early 2004, INL awarded contracts to DynCorp International, LLC Pacific Architects Engineers-Homeland Security Corporation and Civilian Police International CPI to establish and maintain a cadre of experienced law enforcement personnel to serve in civilian peacekeeping missions overseas provide pre-deployment and in-country support for the personnel and perform other related functions. In May 2004, National Security Presidential Directive 361 assigned the mission of organizing, training, and equipping Iraqs security forces, including the police, to the U.S. Central Command until the Secretaries of State and Defense agreed that DoS should assume that responsibility. The U.S. Central Command designated the Multi-National Security Transition Command-Iraq MNSTC-I, under the overall direction of the Multi-National Force-Iraq, the manager of this effort and created the Civilian Police Assistance Training Team to train and equip Iraqi police and other civilian security forces. The Department of Defense DoD components are responsible for setting requirements for and managing the Iraqi Police Training Program. As such, DoD has program office responsibility for ensuring that the program achieves its objectives. DoD transfers funds to DoS for contractor support and DoS, specifically INL, is responsible for managing the contracts that provide that support. INL and its contractors support the DoD program by providing police and judicial advisors and logistical support for those and other ad